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461: 71: 96: 57: 103: 78: 288:, and built in 1895–96. Its construction was funded by the town, in part to mark the 150th anniversary of its incorporation, and to provide a dedicated space for its public library, which had been housed in a variety of locations since its founding in 1797. It served as the town's sole library building until 2003, when that function was moved to a new building nearby. 272:
First Congregational Church. It is a single-story masonry structure, built out of brick with wooden trim. It is covered by a hip roof and rests on a cut granite foundation. Its main facade is three bays wide, the center bay projecting and topped by a pedimented gable. The main entrance is recessed in
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The former Pelham Library and Memorial Building is located on the north side of the town's village center, on the north side of Main Street adjacent to the 1846
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this bay, under a rounded archway. The outside of the arch is decorated with projecting brickwork, and the building corners have brick
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Sainte Marie Roman Catholic Church Parish Historic District
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is a historic former library building at 6 Main Street in
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Pelham Library and Memorial Building is located in New Hampshire
Pelham Library and Memorial Building is located in the United States
Pelham, New Hampshire
42°44′2″N 71°19′19″W / 42.73389°N 71.32194°W / 42.73389; -71.32194
Frederick W. Stickney
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Pelham, New Hampshire
National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire


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